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Sorry Harminee this a little confusing for me, how do I get the sig you made for me up onto my posts? Sorry if this is a silly question, I just don't have any computer skills I got it, thanks again Harminee

Thank you so much Harminee I love it now how do I use it?

Thank you so much Harminee

Can someone please make me a sig using these pics? And the name "Toby" Thank you

I remember reading about him and his dogs in a Dog's Life magazine I found it very intersting

How cute would love to see that

Go the pugs, there more then just a pretty face :D Well done Yarrowfell and Daisy :D

I love agility it is a fun day out for me and my boy, the only problem I have with trials is how to control my nervs that's why I love training most of the time it's stress free

Weisnjac it sounds like you had a great day, well done :rolleyes: Sarzc great pics

Well done Ness!!!

Thanks for the info GayleK it sounds like a good club and I have been hearing good things about it. Hopefully once I get the work issue sorted out i'll be able to come and check it out.

Info like what day do they trian? What time do they start? How much to join? What are the classes like in obedience and agility? Do they do tracking? What are the instructors like? Any information on this club would be great

What happens if you try TOBY.. HERE.. in an excited voice rather than a firm one.. do you encourage him in with your voice (verbal praise) as he's coming in. Mix it up with the running away and not.. keep him on his toes. If he likes a ball, try throwing past you it in a continuation of the direction he's coming.. especially at the end of a restrained recall.. you are building the dog's motivation to get to you as soon as he can. I get a mix reaction, sometimes calling him in a excited voice doesn't work so I have to change to a firm voice, but I always reward when he does come back

I have just changed to Eagle Pack Holistick but will also be looking at the BARF diet. Where can I find EPO shampoo?

I've just switched to Eagle Pack Holistic, Toby had his first lot tonight and he loved it

What's a restrained recall? I have never heard of it before. Toby is very quick and I can't keep up with him, what I have started doing is in a firm voice calling Toby HERE and when he does come back I have been giving heaps of treats. I have also found if I run off the other way he quickly tries to catch up to me.

Here's a little update. Had a very nice training session yesterday at the park across the road. I started of getting him to watch me and then we did some heeling which I was very pleased with, then I let him of the lead but stayed where I was and just sat down watching him. Everytime he came back I would click and gave him a treat, after doing that a few times I got up and just walked around and again everytime he came back to me I clicked and treat, he was then happy to stay with me which I was still clicking and treating. I then let him go back to running around and then I started running away from him while calling him to come which he responed to very fast, did that a couple of times and at that time there were some dogs around I decided to call it quits.

Spotted Devil that's good idea, I think i'm gonna swipe it

Thanks everyone im feeling better now although not sure what to make of this, took the little shit for a little walk across the road to the park because he was abit restless. Before I let him back in I tell him to sit, take his lead off and tell him to wait before I let him inside, picture this he's sitting but looks behind back at towards the park and before I have the chance to say anything the little shit is of across the road back to the park and while i'm having a heart attack he relises i'm not runnung after him and runs back to me sit's nicely and waits to be let in.

Toby is 4, he does get distracted by birds running dogs and the smell of a possum, and he is a domanent (sp?) dog, I have been trying to sort it out by trying to get more firm with him but he seems to be getting worse. At home he's very good and listens to me and is a real goof and loves to play

My dog has started running off on me. There's a paddock next to where I do agility training and any chance he gets he will run off into the paddock although there's nothing in it. Twice he's done it in an agility trial, the first time it seemed like he just wanted to and on Saturday he ran off to go play with the other dog. And tonight he took off to go play with some dogs. I'm getting really upset as he used to be so trust worthy off the lead and would always come back to me when I called him, now he just ignores me. I don't trust him anymore so how can I fix this? Please any suggestions will be great.

Thanks everyone will be looking at all suggestions so if anyone has anymore would love to hear it

My vet reckons it is an allergy to some grass and plants. They do scratch abit but it's not a constant thing and their coats are very dry and dull. Where can I find some info for a good holistic vet in VIC, prefer on my side of Melbourne. Will have a look at a wheat free diet and Eagle Pack.

Im looking for a good shampoo that helps itchy skin. Both my lab and golden get a weekly bath useing Pyohex, it helps a little but after a couple of days they start scratching again and their coats just look so dull. We are also looking at changing thier diet to see if this helps, we currently feed them on supercoat as well as vegies and pet mince and add eggs and fish. Any suggestions for shampoo and diets?

LP at least Leo stayed in his ring, the one thing I asked blondie to do was to stay in our ring and guess what he did. Back to the basics for us